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Businesses benefit from health care reform | Guest Column

The one-year anniversary of health care reform this month was marked by numerous media reports…

Why MoDOT is doing what it’s doing | Guest Column

On May 4, at the request of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, I presented…

Independent contractors serve our community | Guest Column

These days, for small-business owners like me, access to independent contractors can sometimes serve as…

Columbia moves slowly in embracing African-Americans | Guest Column

The release of new census data provides an opportunity to make an assessment of the…

We know better than the voters | Guest Column

There’s a theme that has become increasingly prevalent in the Missouri legislature during the past…

It’s time to pay our mayor and Council members | Guest Column

It’s time to pay our mayor and Council members On April 5, Columbia residents will…

Guest Column: Political parties must learn to work together

America has faced many challenges in the past six years, including the longest recession since…

Guest Column: Data will drive the future of health care delivery

Great steps of innovation and creativity mark the history of the medical profession, but in…

Guest Column: Shop local. Click here.

My husband and I have been hometown merchants for more than 30 years, so buying…

Guest Column: Americans must come together to meet national challenges

As I prepare to leave the US House of Representatives at the end of this…

Guest Column: Missouri needs a cigarette tax increase

In many categories, Missouri has the lowest taxes in the country. The Morgan Quitno State…

Guest Column: A successful event provides multiple rewards

When business owners list the tactics in their marketing arsenals, too few include event marketing.…